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Power Plant Operator Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Power Plant Operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,330
25th Percentile Wage
$56,180
50th Percentile Wage
$75,010
75th Percentile Wage
$97,410
90th Percentile Wage
$121,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$75,010
8.24% 23.86%
2021
$68,830
-6.49% -
2020
$73,300
2.35% -
2019
$71,580
0.53% -
2018
$71,200
-8.74% -
2017
$77,420
8.71% -
2016
$70,680
9.63% -
2015
$63,870
3.44% -
2014
$61,670
-9.23% -
2013
$67,360
15.22% -
2012
$57,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,010 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$101,510
Jacksonville
$96,500
Tallahassee
$87,590
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$81,200
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$79,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$75,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$74,990
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$73,070
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$66,110
Homosassa Springs
$61,840
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$56,960
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$56,360

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